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Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Go To Designs: Diagonal Flow

Welcome to another episode of Go To Designs! This month I've chosen to feature the downward diagonal. It creates movement and leaves no doubt as to where your eye should travel on the page. I like to think of diagonal flow in three categories.

#1A - Regular Diagonal

This is the most common way to use diagonal flow. It begins in the upper LH corner and flows to the lower RH corner of the page. Spanning the page seemed the logical thing to do on this layout about the Mackinac Bridge.

#1B - Regular Diagonal

Even if the elements are separated, as mine are here, your eye travels that downward path. This is the way we are trained to read, so it is a familiar and pleasing design.

#2 - Cluster DiagonalBrand New Page!

This version still progresses from upper left to lower right, but the elements are clustered together instead of separated. The design is more compact, leaving generous white space on the layout. This page is about my great-grandfather and a favorite phrase I remember him saying.

#3 - Reverse DiagonalBrand New Page!

If you want to shake things up a bit, try what I call the reverse diagonal. It flows from upper right to lower left. A striking design that depends on the unexpected to grab your attention. It works: these always catch my eye in the galleries.If you are new to this series, you can find my other Go To Design posts here. As I do for each design, I've created a Pinterest board for Diagonal Flow layouts. Do you use diagonal flow on your pages? Maybe you've done something in a way I did not mention. I'd love to know about it!

Love your pages. Not sure I've ever thought about the cluster diagonal. I'll have to look at my pages to see if this is something I've ever done - maybe subconsciously? Great photo of your great grandfather. Love that layout! :)

OH, I love this design concept and use it all the time. I like all your pages but especially the movie page. The bright colors surrounding the photos say to me that once you get inside the movie, you see all kinds of worlds.

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